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out way ahead in every respect. Its speed was the
fi rst thing to impress everyone. It also offers an
extensive set of preferences, allowing the print
shop to align the system with its routine production
habits. The user can make any number of changes
to the chosen option and even save it as a template
for the future. On top of this, the system is very
intuitive, for usability it couldn’t be matched.'
Tilia Labs’ fl agship imposition solution, tilia
Phoenix, draws on new developments in Artifi cial
Intelligence (AI) in automating planning and
imposition for all types of devices and print
applications. At its hub is Imposition AI, a set of
tools and protocols designed to search across
millions of possibilities to calculate the most cost-
effective ganging and nesting combinations for up
to 1000 orders at a time.
The system factors in parameters, such as job
specifi cations (quantity, dimensions, colours,
substrates), presses/print devices, post-press
requirements and delivery considerations, to deliver
optimal layout options.
www.tilialabs.com
Nukreationz Printing Solutions
Launches Numac CTP Machine
Nukreationz introduced the Numac CTP machine
for the fi rst time in Nigeria. The Numac features
versatility, rugged systems, speed and value-added
print quality.
The machine is equipped with precise registration
and high precision technology that improves print
repeatability.
Nukreationz Printing Solutions launched this
machine at Propak West Africa, which took place in
Lagos, Nigeria.
This article was sourced from:
http://wheretoprintmagazine.com/.
www.nukreationz.com.ng
Xaar And BASF Announce
Partnership
Xaar and chemical company BASF have
collaborated to improve the Photopolymer Jetting
(PPJ) process also known as Material Deposition,
enabling manufacturers to produce 3D parts with
improved properties and lower costs.
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BASF and Xaar are seeking companies to
join the collaboration to understand how
these improvements can serve industrial part
manufacturing. This applies to companies wishing
to make bespoke industrial 3D printing machinery
or standalone 3D printers.
In the Photopolymer Jetting process,
photopolymers are deposited by jetting droplets
onto a build bed platform and are cured using a UV
light source. This process is repeated layer-by-
layer, using part and support photopolymers to
create the intended 3D object. The collaboration of
BASF and Xaar has produced improvements over
the existing process.
The benefi ts come from Xaar’s industrial inkjet
print heads with TF Technology ink recirculation
and the newly released High Laydown Technology
combined with BASF’s newly developed
photopolymers. Xaar’s High Laydown Technology
enables high deposition rates of up to 20 l/hr with
addressability of 720dpi with the Xaar 2001+.
Additionally, Xaar’s low energy Chevron actuator
and TF Technology enables use of high viscosity
and high particle-loaded fl uids.
BASF’s new photopolymers have been developed
to complement Xaar’s print head specifi cations
to deliver high productivity and improved parts
properties.
‘With the new photopolymers developed by BASF,
we have proven that signifi cant improvements can
be achieved using a combination of technologies
from both companies,’ commented Doug Edwards,
CEO at Xaar. ‘While continuing to develop this
offering, we are now ready to bring in more
partners from a range of industry sectors to
implement the solution.’
‘The productivity and fl uid fl exibility we achieved
with Xaar print heads and our advanced chemistry
address market requirements for pr